What do Muslims think of Shivaji Maharaj Quora?

Shivaji Maharaj is always shown as Hindu ruler but he was actually Indian King asking for independence (swarajya) from foreigners. These foreigner people were Muslims but all Muslims were not foreigners. Aurangzeb hated Hindus. Shivaji Maharaj did not hate Muslims.

Did Shivaji built a mosque?

Chhatrapati Shivaji never built any Mosque on Raigad. This 1818 document is earliest instance of Jagdishwar temple mistaken for Mosque. Same doc shows Samadhi of Maharaj was known even in 1818.

What is Shivaji Maharaj’s relationship with Islam and Muslims?

Today, Shivaji is known as the iconic leader who established Hindu rule in the Deccan by defeating the Mughals. Many have championed him as an “ important part of Hindu nationalist ideology ”, but the truth is that his relationship with Islam and Muslims is not so black and white.

Was Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj a secular person?

Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and several native Indian kings were by nature secular. They were only against political Islam. Same is the case today with the Hindutva ideology. If Muslims in India put nation first than religion, nobody will have any qualms against them Shivaji Maharaj never wanted any recognition.

Why is Shivaji still the tallest icon of Maharashtra?

C hhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj died on 3 April 1680, but even today, he continues to be celebrated as Maharashtra’s tallest icon — literally, with plans for a Rs 3,000-crore statue, 212 metres high in the Arabian Sea off Mumbai’s coast. In Maharashtra, parks, monuments, Mumbai’s airport and even a political party bear his name.

Did Shivaji serve the Mughals?

Shivaji’s mother’s family too, similarly, had pledged affiliation to the Mughals years before and had no qualms serving a Muslim emperor. And to top it all, Shivaji himself, when he was in his twenties, had Muslim Pathans in his armies, also employing qazis to administer Islamic justice within his dominions.”